It is hard for me to take seriously a hand-wringing industry that makes more money than most entertainment industries. Capitalism is the primary cause of articles like this. Investors simply demand moar each year, otherwise it is somehow a sign of stagnation or poor performance.
AAA studios could be different, but they choose to play the same game as every other sector. Small studios and independents suffer much more because of the downstream effects of the greedy AAAs establishing market norms.
We need unionization, folks. Broad unionization across sectors to fight against ownership/investor greed. It won’t solve everything but it will certainly stem the worst of it.
Where are you located? The FP4 is still available in the states at Murena.
https://murena.com/america/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-4/
The world of android is bigger than the plateful of shit Google gives you. You can refuse the plate and choose your own, sans shit.